Big Couches
Solitude's Symphony: Decoding Broken Social Scene's Big Couches
Lyrics
Where did you go?
Expressing confusion about someone's whereabouts or emotional distance.
I got exit signs all over me
Feeling marked by signs or indications that suggest leaving or detachment.
(Hooked in, hooked in, hooked in)
Repetition emphasizing a sense of being hooked or attached.
Where did you go?
Reiterating the search for someone who has left.
I can't seem to find the time
Struggling to allocate time for the relationship or connection.
(Hooked on, hooked on, hooked on, hooked on)
Repeatedly hooked on something, possibly alluding to emotional entanglement.
How do you know
Raising questions about the duration of passion or commitment.
The passion won't last at least a week?
Doubting the longevity of passion, wondering if it will endure.
How will they know?
Questioning how others will perceive one's emotions or commitment.
You can't seem to find mine
Expressing difficulty in finding personal passion or commitment.
Where did you go?
Continuing the theme of searching for someone, referencing past interactions.
I've been waiting since I said hallow lines
Waiting for a response or connection since uttering insincere greetings.
(Hallow, hallow, hallow)
Repetition of "hallow" suggesting emptiness or lack of substance.
Where did you go?
Repeating the question about someone's disappearance.
Practice makes perfect lies
Implies that repeated lies become perfected through practice.
(You'll know, you'll know, you'll know)
Emphasizing the inevitability of recognizing perfected lies.
How will they know?
Questioning how others will perceive personal actions during an eclipse.
I watched the eclipse become my means
Observing a transformation or change symbolized by the eclipse.
How will they know?
Questioning others' awareness of personal reasons or motivations.
I can't see a reason why
Expressing uncertainty about the reasons behind personal actions.
Big couches
Desire for solitude or independence, symbolized by "big couches."
I wanna live alone
-Big couches
-I wanna live alone
-Big couches
-I wanna live alone
-Big couches
-I want to live alone
-Big couches
-I want to live alone
-Big couches
-I want to live alone
-Big couches
-Where did you go?
Reiterating the inability to recognize oneself, possibly due to emotional turmoil.
I can't recognize, this supposed to be me
Difficulty in self-recognition, suggesting inner confusion or change.
Where did you go?
Continuing the search for someone with a focus on personal appearance.
My face can't discern
Unable to discern one's own face, indicating a sense of identity loss.
How will they know
Questioning the presence of evil within difficult or challenging circumstances.
There's evil amongst these battered trees?
Raising awareness of challenges amidst nature, possibly metaphorical.
How will they know?
Pondering whether challenges or problems have been resolved or overcome.
And were they ever found?
Reflecting on the uncertain resolution of issues or challenges.
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